Attention Be Fit Bootcampers and 10-Week Challengers:

We are NOT having Bootcamp at Vasona Park this Saturday, January 22nd!!!

Instead, we will be HIKING UP JONES TRAIL (or St Joseph’s Hill…to be exact).

Check out the video from our last hike up Jones Trail from Last February:

DETAILS!

JONES TRAIL HIKE: 8:30AM

• We’ll meet at the start of the trail…it’s called “Novitiate Park”….and we will get started RIGHT AWAY. Directions are below. Make sure to arrive early with plenty of time to find parking! You could park in down town LG and just walk up to the start, or if you get there early enough, you could park on Jones Road if there’s still parking available. And with all that said…I am HIGHLY ENCOURAGING YOU TO CARPOOL! Parking could be tough.

• We’ll all start together as a group, but eventually we will split off into smaller groups, so don’t feel that you have to go faster or slower than you want. It’s your hike! And with that said, everyone will go at their own pace. Your bootcamp instructors will be dispersed throughout, but you may not even see us depending on how we get split up.
• We will have extra maps, signs out with arrows directing you the way to go, and a HUGE group… so if you aren’t sure where to go…just watch the people in front of you!

• The Hike is about 3 miles (I think…it could be less). We’ll be going up hill (with flat areas) until we get to the top (30-50 min if you walk the whole thing), then we’ll loop it around and head back down (much less time on the way down)

APPROXIMATE TIMES TO COMPLETION:

• About an hour: if you walk the whole thing at a reasonable pace, and walk/shuffle/jog a little on the way down.

• A little under an hour: if you walk fast uphill and jog the flat parts, and then jog most of the way down.

• A little over an hour: If you walk the whole thing at a reasonable pace

• About an hour and a half: If you walk slowly and take lots of breaks.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Bring water and you better eat or I’ll have to open up a can of whip *&^*&. Seriously. We’re not bringing juice boxes. Plan accordingly. (read: cappuccino does not equal breakfast)

• Don’t bring a mat.
• If you want to bring “stuff” with you (wallet/cell phone/50lb weights to make it harder ( - : /etc), I would recommend putting it all in a small backpack.

• It should be a beautiful day, so dress appropriately and wear appropriate shoes.

• If you’ve never hiked up Jones Trail, you’re in for a treat. It’s a great heart-pumping hike (at least the first half which is uphill…), and you don’t have to drive all the way to the mountains to get a little close to nature.

DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF ST. JOSEPHS HILL HIKE:

FROM ANY HIGHWAY AROUND LOS GATOS, get on HWY 17 going toward Los Gatos:

• Take the Los Gatos, Hwy 9 Exit (this will put you on hwy 9)
• Turn LEFT on University Ave. Go until it dead-ends into Main Street.
• Turn LEFT on Main Street. (***you might choose to park down here and walk up to the start of the trail***)
• Turn RIGHT on College Ave. (There’s only one way you can turn on College ave.)
• College ave. will veer right, go up, and veer left.
  
• Turn RIGHT on Jones Road. Jones road will DEAD END into Novitiate Park where we will meet.
• You can attempt to park on Jones Road if you get there early enough, but you might be parking a little further down and walking into the park. PARKING IS LIMITED, so carpool or remember: it’s not a bad idea to park in town somewhere and just walk up College ave to Jones road and meet us at Novitiate park.

Do you have any Questions? Please POST THEM BELOW!

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If you have already joined the 10-Week Best Body Challenge but have not received your Welcome Packet (the Green Bag), please click this link to download all of the important Challenge information.

10 Week Your Best Body Challenge Welcome Packet

I am writing this blog after our first big workout in the park.

We had a great showing and everyone had lots of positive energy and I can see everyone’s excitement about getting in shape. I know it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming, but just remember what I said this morning: Showing up is what matters. Congratulations for showing up! We will be there for you every step of the way.

This is the first of many blog postings and articles that will help you along your journey. Today, because of how overwhelming the first workout can be, I want to make sure you have all the info you need and all your questions answered.

If I miss anything here…make sure you post your question below.

What I need from you in order to join the challenge:

• waiver filled out
• Entry form filled out (with beginning measurements…make sure you make a copy of this because at the end you’ll be filling out your final measurements and turning in the completed form)
• $20 check to the Boys and Girls Club

What is included in the Challenge:

• Kick-off meeting with our Be Fit team
• A “shwag bag” filled with goodies and discounts from all our amazing local business who are sponsoring this event
• 10-week Challenge Transformation Guide (downloaded when you registered) includes workouts, links to workout videos,
• 9 Saturday workouts in the Park
• 2 Hikes up Jones Trail
• 2 Yoga classes at Breathe in Los Gatos
• Nutrition Lecture, and grocery shopping tour
• Award Ceremony (March 26th at Oak Meadow Park)
• Multiple gifts and prizes for 1st place, runners up, and many other categories
• Free injury check with Body Dynamic Physical Therapy
• $20 Body Composition Testing with Los Gatos Chiropractic

What to bring to Camp?

• layered clothing
• gloves
• a mat (or a towel if you don’t have a mat)
• water
• Did I forget anything? Oh yeah… EAT BREAKFAST!!!
  

What you need to do RIGHT NOW:

• Decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish over the next 10 weeks.
• Sit down, get out a pen and paper, and get really clear on a few things: 1) What it is you want to accomplish 2) Why is it so important to you to reach these goals? 3) What will happen to you (externally and internally) if you DON’T accomplish these goals?
• Get really clear and write as much as you want about the top 3 questions.
• Now write down what ACTIONS you need to take in order to make it happen. This should be as detailed as possible.
• Now take a deep breath in, close your eyes, and visualize yourself taking all the actions required to make this your best year yet.
• Write your goals on an index card and put it on your fridge, your bathroom mirror, in or car, at your desk, and anywhere else you need the reminder.
• Remember…it takes 21-solid-days to change habits. If you need help with this, that’s what we specialize in! Check out our 21-day CRUSH your New Years Resolution Program.

What you might consider:

• Join in on the 21-day CRUSH Your New Years Resolution program designed to help you instill the behavior/habit of exercise that leads to results
• Joining our camps entire program for the course of the challenge ($50 OFF AND also includes the 21-day CRUSH program)
• Joining our camps with the Newcomer Special, 2 sessions during the week

Many people had many other questions. Post your Question below and I will respond!